MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	120% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '20 at 21:31
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 71.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 92% 173 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 858 89% 717 Pts	64-Core 1,081 67% 1,081 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Lighting 65.5 Reflection 66 Parallax 58.6 53% 63.4 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 52.3 49% 60.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 482 493 495 494 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 494 Mixed 376 SusWrite 489 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 46.3 172% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 353 270% 365 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102 9,497 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 249GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 403 478 485 485 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 289 Mixed 306 SusWrite 469 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 45.7 177% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 241 195% 276 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 120%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 153 154 154 153 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 140 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 153 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.4 419% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 108%
SanDisk Cruzer 8GB 5,405 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 4GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 3.8 4 4 4 4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Read 26.8 Write 13.3 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 3.9 16% 14.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 2.7 192% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 44,547 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.5% Good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26.6 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 24.9 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 97.2 41% 97.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 116%

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,759x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,846x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,436x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,113x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	522x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16